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Aug 17, 2015

Moroccan Stool Hack

If you follow my blog, you know that Mr. Cookie Puzzle likes to bring home "stuff". He does a lot
of clean up jobs and often brings stuff home.

A few weeks ago, I came home, and his truck was full of stuff and he said it was all headed to the dump the next morning. As I was walking by, a cute little stool caught my eye, and I pulled it off the truck.

Mr. Cookie Puzzle was puzzled, WHY would I save that stool, it was old and UGLY! I told him I wanted to "re-do" it, but he was still skeptical.

Tell me what you think, was this worth saving?

It was small...and painted a very ugly off white...and the top...OH MY...the top was covered with a vinyl fake green and cream colored marble..it was terrible...but I saw a treasure in there.

The stool is no longer available at the online store, but the link I shared is from a Pin on Pinterest that I saved, the price tag was $325...Mr. Cookie Puzzle was sold...do it he said!

So I did!

I started by stripping the paint, I had never stripped anything before, so another Internet search lead me to a product that could be used inside, which I wanted, since it is so hot here and wanted to work inside.

This is the product that I used, and I loved it. It smelled great, did not require the use of heavy chemical gloves and it worked great....I started working on Friday night.

By Saturday afternoon, this is what I had.

After all of the paint was removed, I took it outside and gave it a quick sanding with a palm sander.

It was at THIS point, that MR. Cookie Puzzle came home and loved it...he wanted to seal it, and call it a day...HMMM...ok...we will see who won that battle!

Yep...I won! I love how it turned out...and now it is has a forever home in our living room

I have since moved it do a different place, and accessorized it a little more, but still love it.

You did a fantastic job with the makeover. It's great to see the potential of an old piece and give it new life. I love the new color. Great tip about the Citrus Stripper. Thanks so much for sharing on Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinnned to my Upcyled/Recycled Board.

Thank you so much Beverly. The color is "Treasure" it is from American Decor, their chalky finish paint...I love it and have used it several times for projects. The stripper is amazing, of course I have nothing to compare it to, but it is great...Thanks for stopping by and for hosting such a fun party

You're welcome! I'll have to look for that paint and the stripper. I'm stopping back by to let you know your table is one of our features at Across the Blvd on Snickerdoodle Sunday this week. I'll look forward to seeing what you'll be sharing next!

Great job!! I can't believe how different it looks- and what were they thinking with that weird vinyl top before?? Thank you for linking up at Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope to see your latest makes tomorrow!